Reviews for Rise of Castles: Ice and Fire

Intro seems ok, looks like it might be one of those types of games where you can be raided while you are away though. If that is the case, it will be somewhat disappointing. Edit: This is definitely a pay to win game. Using a shield to protect your stuff is the only way to not get raided and it costs gems which you don't accumulate as quickly as you need to buy the shields. Overall, not a horrible game experience, but I had hoped for something where I could just build a medieval town. Oh well...

Eh it's ok. Long tutorial. Game of thrones inspired. Script is like watching a high school play. Haven't seen anything yet that impresses me. I tried to get into this game, but some of the mechanics were confusing. Hero assignment was a pain to figure out. In the end it was just like every other Pay To Win game where the pro paying players use you as a farm and you can never progress on your own. I deleted it shortly after my shield ended.

Game was fun but now everything is about buying to advance. It is very unfair if you do not spend $$$$$$... Game developers say you don't need to spend money but the reality is that if you don't do it, then you become a target for spenders. It doesn't matter if you are in an alliance or not. "This has turned into a pay to win game". Aldditionally, all the continuous updates for the nonsense graphics eats to much of your phone memory to the point where the game slows down. Not good anymore!!!!!!

First off, it is not a strategy game. It is fun to build your city, but it is pretty basic. Combat is just send your army over and that is it. It all comes down to troop and hero stats. No thinking involved. Pretty simple, would be good for younger players but they might get frustrated with always losing until they buy better heros and equipment.

Very similar in game play as other games of this type. You DO NOT start in an island with a fishing net as in the ad. You begin just like other games, with a play tutorial, build this and build that. You don't control the dragon, and some of the gameplay is not as good as others. For example, when in the world map, you have to work your way up to fight bandits? But you have to search your self for the correct level bandit, where other games have a quick search feature. Not bad, but not great.

It needs a huge improvement in instructions, but it is really fun to play! After a few more days playing, I've not received gems I purchased. Dropping the rating down from stars to 1. This is that is unacceptable. Update: 2 more days, it has now happened again! I have purchased items and never got them. Even though the money came out of my acct, i never got the gem bundle i purchased for $19.99, or the research speed up bundle for $4.99 i just bought!!! What are you going to do to fix this?!?!

Well, I came back to edit my review. Initially I had it at five stars. Progress was steady, found like minded people in an alliance..etc. Now, it is exactly what I thought it was and would be. Pay or be cannon fodder. You have to buy certain things or you don't get the benefits. There's no option to work towards it. Buy it or get left behind. The advertising is misleading....not wrong. Just deceptively misleading. Yes it is pay-to-play. Not at the onset...but once you're immersed into the game.

There's no way this has a legit 4.7 rating. Yes, anyone can play without paying. Yes, anyone can progress without paying. But you cannot progress far without paying unless you want to get stuck being a farm for top payers. The game caters to those who spend alot of money, and gives just enough to those that don't to keep them frustrated. Games like this should be mandatory subscription based with alot of perks for everyone, to make it an equal playing field,which it is extremely far from being.

I saw an ad on Instagram for this game and was hyped for about 1 minute. Then I played it. The ad shows the original age of empires, and then this game (which they implied it is age of empires on the phone). This game is NOT age of empires. It is a false advertising, click bait, pay to win kind of game. It is not a sandbox. There is no strategy to it. Just leveling super slowly until you pay for materials. Though one plus, I didn't get any errors. So yea.

The game is amazing with it's graphics and ability to move farms and other material gathering plots, but to actually get somewhere in the game, i have to pay like 50 bucks. It does not make sense, and is really poor on the developers part. If you want so much money, don't make the game free. Besides all of that, as i have said, the graphics and mobility are amazing. It would just be nice if they didn't charge over 100 dollars to get past level 6.